Talk:Grease monkey

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Can anyone provide a citation on the racist use of the term? I think maybe that's the result of confusing "grease monkey" with "greaser". I searched throuh a bunch of dictionaries, and MSN Encarta is the only dictionary that claims "grease monkey" is insulting:

an offensive term for a mechanic, especially one who works on motor vehicles or aircraft ( slang insult )

The Encarta defintion of "greaser", however, is censored, and includes the following:

3. U.S. ( taboo offensive ) Same as greaseball (sense 2)

And from the similarly censored "greaseball":

2. U.S. taboo term: a highly offensive term for somebody of Mediterranean or Latin American, especially Mexican, origin ( taboo ) ( slang )

I'm going to yank the racist meaning from the article; feel free to put it back if verification can be found of that use. scot 15:55, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

• If it's saying anything: I first saw the term applied to a cliche car-obsessed mechanic in a Garfield book, so I strongly doubt the racist element unless you take out of historical context. --Bobak 19:41, 21 July 2006 (UTC)